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M. H. HANNAH.

MEANS FOR FASTENING BUGS 0N CARPETS. APPLICATION FILED O CT. H. 1918.

1,312,323. Patented Aug. 5,1919.

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' imansroa rasrnnmenuesoN 'cARPErsa Application fi1ed.0ctober'11,1918Serial 1N0; 257 682 To all whom it may concern:

Be, it known thatI, MARY H. HANNAH, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and

a resident of Ghicagoylllinoisy. have invented; a certain new and usefulImprovement- 1n .1

Means for Fastening Rugs on Carpets, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention contemplates means for the securing in place of rugs oncarpets, so that the rugs will not shift around or creep over thesurface of the carpet, and whereby the edges of the rugs will be heldfirmly in place.

It also contemplates a novel form of fastening device which can beinserted through the rug and into the carpet, near the edge of the rug,and then held in place by the edge of the rug itself.

To these and other useful ends the invention consists inmattershereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective of a carpethaving a rug fastened thereon in accordance with the principles of theinvention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional View, showing the method ofinserting the fastening device through the rug and into the carpet.

Fig. 3 is aperspective of one of the fastening devices.

As thus illustrated, the fastening device comprises a straight length ofwire 1 having a point 2 at one end and a head 3 at its other end. Itwill be seen that said head is hook-shaped, being U-shaped in form, andthat one side of the head is in alinement with the straight length ofwire. In this way the prong 4 of the hook extends parallel with thestraight length of wire, for a short distance, and is connected to theother side of the head by the curved portion 5, so that the head isU-shaped with one side thereof extended in a straight line to form arelatively I Specification of Letters intent? ffjatented"Aug.,5;1919;

ug,- by th fiira l inser ienmef ram]; antev the rug; and. carpet, In.this way, each fasw tener is held against turning around in the :rugand. carpet,: and is-preventedri from. be; -ing inserted beyond acertain point. The

head of the fastener is very nearly concealed at the edge of the rug, sothat it is not noticeable, and in addition it is so formed that thefastener is not liable to be kicked out or dislodged by the feet ofthose walking across the fastener, it tends to turn over sidewise in aneffort to rest flatwise upon the carpet, and this causes it to bind moretightly in the rug, and to more effectively resist withdrawal from therug and carpet. The points of the fasteners cannot do any harm, as theycan never be turned upward and will always be below the carpet. As manyof these fasteners can be applied around the edges of the rug as may bedesired, as shown in Fig- 1, in a manner that will be readilyunderstood.

The fasteners can be made in different sizes, for rugs of differentthicknesses, and they can be made of steel or any other suitable metal,and can be formed from short lengths of wire.

With the construction shown and de' scribed. the fastening devicecomprises two sides or'ends which are of unequal length, one endextending much farther within the double thickness provided by the rugor carpet than the other or shorter .end. However, both ends areinsertible successively endwise, the long portion into said doublethickness and the short portion under the edge of the rug, in the mannershown and described, and with the result that the rug is eflectivelyfastened to the carpet by a device which is not only easily inserted,but also easily withdrawn when such is desired. At the same time,though, as explained, the device is not liable to be bent or distortedby the feet, is held by the edge of the rug against twisting out ofplace, and is not liable to be kicked out or dislodged after being onceproperly inserted.

What I claim as my invention is- The combination of a floor, a carpet onsaid floor, a rug laid thereon, with the carpet extending beyond theedge of the rug, and retaining means in the form of a fastener having asingle long sharp pointed portion extending inwardly and downwardly atan angle through the carpet and rug, so that the sharp point is belowthe surface of the carpet, and whereby practically this entire portionis embedded inthe fabric of the :rugand carpet, a curved portionextending snugly over andaround said edge from the outer end of saidlong portion, and a much shorter portion extending inwardly under saidedge from said curved portion to forrn a head that limits thestraightend- Wise insertion of the fastener and Which is 7 held by theedge of the rug against twisting around, the twov portions of unequallength 13 being respectively insertible successively into therdoublethickness formed by the rug MARY H. HANNAH.

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